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ArticleInternational journal of colorectal disease2020

Idiopathic myenteric ganglionitis as a cause of death in a young male patient with sudden abdominal pain: an autopsy case report.

Asami Izu, Taku Homma, Marina Hirabayash, Syun Matsuoka, Toshiyuki Ishige, Hiroyuki Hao

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Article in International journal of colorectal disease, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Asami IzuDivision of Human Pathology, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Taku HommaDivision of Human Pathology, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. homma.taku@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2103-4018
Marina HirabayashDivision of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Acute Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Syun MatsuokaDivision of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Acute Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Toshiyuki IshigeDivision of Human Pathology, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Hiroyuki HaoDivision of Human Pathology, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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Abstract

backgroundMyenteric ganglionitis is a disorder that causes intestinal motor dysfunction. It may be caused due to neoplastic, central nervous system, or systemic infectious disorders. However, some cases are considered to be idiopathic in origin. CASE PRESENTATION: A 33-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with sudden severe abdominal pain accompanied by watery diarrhea. Computed tomography imaging revealed edema of the entire small intestinal wall without ischemic changes. Detailed examination could not be performed for identifying the cause of abdominal pain because of the patient's worsened general condition, and he died 7 days after onset. The autopsy results confirmed the cause of the patient's severe abdominal pain as an idiopathic myenteric ganglionitis.

conclusionSome patients with idiopathic myenteric ganglionitis might die without a definitive diagnosis during their lifetime because of the rarity of this disease. When encountering severe intestinal motility abnormalities of unknown cause, physicians should consider idiopathic myenteric ganglionitis when choosing therapy.

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Gastrointestinal MotilityMyenteric PlexusAbdominal PainAdultAutopsyCause of DeathHumansMaleIdiopathic myenteric ganglionitisIntestinal pseudo-obstructionSmall intestineSudden abdominal pain

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